A body was found on some railroad tracks in Martin County Tuesday morning. The body of 69-year-old Warren James Allen of Blue Earth was found at around 11am Tuesday near the intersection of 310th Avenue …

A St. James man was sentenced to time in prison this week in Brown County Court for burglary and escape from custody charges. 33-year-old Garret Dean Loudermilk was accused of stealing over $7,000 worth of …

US Senator Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle were in New Ulm on Wednesday to talk about the ongoing efforts to improve Highway 14. Klobuchar visited Owatonna, Dodge Center, Rochester and …

Everyone interested in the reconstruction of Highway 4 through St. James is encouraged to attend an open house today (THU). The proposed project would extend from south of the Watonwan County Fairgrounds to 11th Avenue …

A lockdown was initiated at Nicollet Public Schools Tuesday morning. Nicollet Superintendent Jack Eustice says the emergency plan was activated after students found a shotgun cartridge in a boy’s locker room. Authorities determined that there …

A 19-year-old Minnesota Lake man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 5 years in prison in Blue Earth County Court. Bryce Jeffrey Woitas had been arrested for the crime in …

Good weather has allowed Minnesota farmers to make rapid progress planting crops, but they’re still behind average. The US Department of Agriculture says that Minnesota farmers had a season high of five days suitable for …